Various – Longing For The Shadow: Ryūkōka Recordings, 1921-1939 [LP] Sound Art / Sound Poetry 's first official release to

's first official release to date

Gatefold papersleeve

with newly-drafted drummer Steve Shelley in tow taking on past tunes and unveiling “Expressway To Yr Skull” in glorious form

in their procedural and formal aspects

with 'Clearer' becoming Sarah 55

Various – Longing For The Shadow: Ryūkōka Recordings, 1921-1939 [LP] Sound Art / Sound Poetry 's first official release to"Emerging during the early stages of the recording industry in Japan, the rykka style adopted western classical, blues & jazz elements into traditional and classical Japanese music. This collection of 1920s & 30s rykka recordings follows on from the Kouta Katsutaro tape we put out a couple of years back, and further captures the hauntingly unique sound of a cultural merging that was starting to reflect itself via popular song, ahead of the widespread